Jurisdiction challenge rejected in Guernsey investment management case

In Xenfin v GFG [2025] EWHC 172 (Ch), the Chancery Division rejected a challenge to the jurisdiction...

Laurence Rabinowitz KC named in The Lawyer Hot 100 2025

One Essex Court is delighted that Laurence Rabinowitz KC has been recognised in The Lawyer’s Hot...

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DAR AL ARKAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY & ANR. V KROLL ASSOCIATES U.K. LIMITED & ORS.

In June 2012, the Claimants, a listed Saudi property company and Bahraini bank respectively, obtained...

VTB CAPITAL PLC -V- NUTRITEK INTERNATIONAL CORP & ORS.

Daniel Toledano QC, Jamie Goldsmith and Alexander Brown appeared for Nutritek (the first defendant) in...

GROUP EUROTUNNEL AND ITS INSURERS REACH A FINAL AGREEMENT ON COMPENSATION FOR THE 2008 FIRE

Richard Boulton QC, instructed by Shearman & Sterling, acted on behalf of Eurotunnel in connection...

PATHFINDER MINERALS PLC V VELOSO

Craig Orr QC and Oliver Butler, instructed by Travers Smith, acted for Pathfinder Minerals plc (“Pathfinder”)...

SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A. V. CADBURY UK LIMITED [2012] EWHC 2637 (CH)

Emma Himsworth QC, instructed by Charles Russell LLP, acted for Cadbury UK Limited (“Cadbury”)...

HIGH COURT APPLIES ABUSE OF PROCESS DOCTRINE TO ARBITRATION

Michael Fealy and Nick Sloboda acted for Mr Sinclair and Sokol in their successful application to strike...

CAMELOT UK LOTTERIES LTD -V- THE GAMBLING COMMISSION & (1) THE HEALTH LOTTERY ELM LIMITED (2) - (52) THE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANIES – AND THE PEOPLE’S HEALTH TRUST [2012] EWHC 2391 (ADMIN)

On 22 August 2012, the High Court rejected Camelot’s challenge to the Gambling Commission’s...

MCKILLEN -V- MISLAND & ORS. [2012] EWHC 2343 (CH)

ONE ESSEX COURT TEAMS TRIUMPH IN CLARIDGE’S OWNERSHIP DISPUTE: MCKILLEN V MISLAND Mr Justice David...

ANTONIO GRAMSCI SHIPPING CORPORATION V LEMBERGS [2012] EWHC 1887 (COMM) (TEARE J)

Anthony de Garr Robinson QC and Laurence Emmett successfully challenged jurisdiction in relation to a...

YUKOS CAPITAL SARL V OJSC ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY [2012] EWCA CIV 855

The Court of Appeal (Rix, Longmore and Davis LJJ) gave a unanimous judgment on 27 June 2012 allowing in...

ORACLE AMERICA INC (FORMERLY SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC) V M-TECH DATA LIMITED [2012] UKSC 27

The UK Supreme Court today allowed an appeal against a decision of the Court of Appeal which had held...

ONE ESSEX COURT TO OPEN IN SINGAPORE

One Essex Court is delighted to announce the forthcoming opening of a Singapore office at Maxwell...